black Beauty

I think that Beauty learns the value of friendship. Because the story spans from Beauty’s birth to his old age, Sewell is able to demonstrate the lifelong nature of his friendships. The friends that he meets when he is a young remain his dear friends till his dying days. Sewell has him meet many of these friends again later in the future and he remembers them and still loves them. The friendship between Ginger and Beauty in particular is very strong and beautiful. These two horses meet, become friends, then both leave their home together and both face the same hardships of becoming ruined. Their being ruined is made easier by the fact that they are with friends and have each other’s company.